Where to find natural wine

When in New York City: buy these French wines

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Manhattan and New York City.

The below vintners often use no sulphur dioxide (SO2) during the winemaking or the bottling. Only a few bottles may contain sulfites — in very small quantities. (Around 10 mg per liter. Ask the merchant or the importer.)

Natural wines endorsed in 2017

 Vin de table [Languedoc] - Jean-François Coutelou - Mas Coutelou

Non vintage - USD 13 - - punchy, tiny gas beads, balanced

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

 Vin de France - Jean-François Coutelou - Mas Coutelou - 5SO simple - (cinsault)

2016 - USD 15 - raspberry - intense, raspberry, tiny gas beads, balanced

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

 Vin de France [Languedoc] - Jean-François Coutelou - Mas Coutelou - 7 rue de la Pompe - [Syrah, grenache noir]

2015 - USD 16 - intense, plum - punchy: holds pizza, plum, ample but balanced

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

 Vin de France [Languedoc] - Jean-François Coutelou - Mas Coutelou - Le Vin des amis

2015 - USD 17 - tobacco - plenty, Grenache or Italian-like, tiny gas beads, balanced, holds pizza or merguez

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

 Vin de pays des coteaux de l'Ardèche - Jérôme Jouret - En avant doute - (grenache)

2016 - USD 18 - fresh and intense, black fruit - black fruit, much alcohol, balanced

A store in Manhattan, Greenwich Village, 13 East 8th Street, New York City: Some Good Wine

A store in Brooklyn, 1069 Bedford Avenue, New York City: Atlas Wine Merchants

Delivery from Brooklyn, New York City: Slope Cellars

 Muscadet - Marion Pescheux, Manuel Landron - Domaine Complemen'terre - Croix Moriceau

2015 - USD 18 - intense - peach - velvety, peach, nougat, juicy, no stiffness, fresh

A store in Manhattan, 929 Broadway, between 21st and 22nd St, New York City: Flatiron NYC

 Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin

2016 - USD 23 -

A shop in Manhattan, 929 Broadway, between 21st and 22nd St, New York City: Flatiron NYC

A shop in (plus shipping from) Manhattan, 148 Chambers St, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

A store in Manhattan, 399 Lafayette St. (at East 4th St), New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits, tel. (212) 674-7500

A store in Brooklyn, 211 North 11th Street, New York City: The Natural Wine Company

 Alsace muscat - Audrey et Christian Binner - Hinterburg - [sans sulfite ajouté]

2013 - USD 30 - very intense, Muscat - wide, fresh almond, intense and minerally, fresh

A store in Manhattan, 399 Lafayette St. (at East 4th St), New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits, tel. (212) 674-7500

A store in Manhattan, Greenwich Village, 13 East 8th Street, New York City: Some Good Wine

A shop in (plus shipping from) Manhattan, 148 Chambers St, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

Delivery from Brooklyn, New York City: Slope Cellars

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

A store in Brooklyn, 1069 Bedford Avenue, New York City: Atlas Wine Merchants

A store at 252a Sea Cliff Ave, in Sea Cliff, Long Island (10 miles North East of New York City): The Village Wine Merchant

Natural wines endorsed in 2016

 Vin de France [Languedoc] - Jean-François Coutelou - Mas Coutelou - 7 rue de la Pompe

2014 - USD 15 -

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

 Vin de France [Languedoc] - Jean-François Coutelou - Mas Coutelou - Sauvé de la citerne

2015 - USD 17 -

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

 Vin de pays des coteaux de l'Ardèche - Jérôme Jouret - En avant doute - (grenache)

2014 - USD 18 -

A store in Manhattan, Greenwich Village, 13 East 8th Street, New York City: Some Good Wine

A store in Brooklyn, 1069 Bedford Avenue, New York City: Atlas Wine Merchants

Delivery from Brooklyn, New York City: Slope Cellars

 Vin de pays - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin - Sauvignon

2014 - USD 17 - true to the variety, intense - freshly cut hay, pear - freshly cut hay, flower, mellow, fresh

A shop in Manhattan, 929 Broadway, between 21st and 22nd St, New York City: Flatiron NYC

A shop in (plus shipping from) Manhattan, 148 Chambers St, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

A store in Manhattan, 399 Lafayette St. (at East 4th St), New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits, tel. (212) 674-7500

A store in Brooklyn, 211 North 11th Street, New York City: The Natural Wine Company

 Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin

2015 - USD 18 -

A shop in Manhattan, 929 Broadway, between 21st and 22nd St, New York City: Flatiron NYC

A shop in (plus shipping from) Manhattan, 148 Chambers St, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

A store in Manhattan, 399 Lafayette St. (at East 4th St), New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits, tel. (212) 674-7500

A store in Brooklyn, 211 North 11th Street, New York City: The Natural Wine Company

 Crémant d'alsace - Stéphane Bannwarth - Les vins Pirouettes (par Binner & Compagnie) - Zéro dosage

2013 - USD 26 -

A store in Manhattan, 399 Lafayette St. (at East 4th St), New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits, tel. (212) 674-7500

A store in Manhattan, Greenwich Village, 13 East 8th Street, New York City: Some Good Wine

A shop in (plus shipping from) Manhattan, 148 Chambers St, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

Delivery from Brooklyn, New York City: Slope Cellars

Delivery from Brooklyn, 199 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, New York City: Uva Wines, tel. (718) 963-3939

A store in Brooklyn, 1069 Bedford Avenue, New York City: Atlas Wine Merchants

A store at 252a Sea Cliff Ave, in Sea Cliff, Long Island (10 miles North East of New York City): The Village Wine Merchant

 Bourgogne blanc - [Alice et Olivier de Moor, négoce] - Le vendangeur masqué

2014 - USD 30 - very pure, honeysuckle, pink grapefruit then nougat - wide, dry, fresh

A store in Manhattan, 399 Lafayette St. (at East 4th St), New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits, tel. (212) 674-7500

A store in Manhattan, 929 Lexington Avenue, New York City: Garnet

 Chablis - Alice et Olivier De Moor - Bel Air et Clardy

2014 - USD 35 - pink grapefruit - velvety, radiant, pink grapefruit, peach, red currant, silky, fresh

A store in Manhattan, 399 Lafayette St. (at East 4th St), New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits, tel. (212) 674-7500

A store in Manhattan, 929 Lexington Avenue, New York City: Garnet

 Côtes du jura - Domaine Labet - Les Champs Rouges - Chardonnay 'nature'

2014 - USD 38 - intense, yellow fruit, passion fruit, toffee - oily but very precise, passion fruit, toffee, red currant, fresh

51-02 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, just East of New York City: Fruit Of The Vine, tel. 718 392 5640

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